Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
11
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1175
1131
1381
1496
1232
862
615
475
416
363
363
320
314
269
1249
2097
2977
3085
3315
2803
2444
2093
1611
1392
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:19PM1.75m
2:34AM1.64m
3:01PM1.78m
3:16AM1.65m
3:43PM1.79m
3:58AM1.65m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.44m
8:38AM0.37m
9:12PM0.43m
9:21AM0.36m
9:56PM0.42m
10:04AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
Energy kJ
1091
908
823
798
705
607
510
442
416
363
363
320
314
269
1249
2097
2977
3085
3315
2803
2444
2093
1611
1392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1175
1131
1381
1496
1232
862
615
475
350
333
221
249
135
207
274
227
408
373
359
265
214
200
160
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.2
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
ENE
12
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
35
25
98
85
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
5
2
8
123
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
3
3
5
5
0
0
27
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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